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by potsandpans 541 days ago
And yet, we as civilians cannot resist just handing that power over to them.

What's the solution? People just don't care about civil liberties, if it means the possibility of preventing every perceivable harm to protected members of society (think of the children).

There is apparently no line.

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Alas, our need for safety is far more primal than our need for freedom.